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About Chaka Village

Chaka is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,225 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743504
Area (hectares) 50.97 hectares
Population 2,340
Male Population 1,225
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaka compares

By the 2011 count Chaka is the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 50.97 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chaka

Chaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaka as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaka from other places

Chaka lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chaka
Tehsil headquarters Falta 5.0 km
Nearest town Pujali 15 km
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Chaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaka village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Chaka village has 1,225 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaka has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chaka is 743504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaka covers 50.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaka falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaka is Diamond Harbour, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaka.

Chaka is about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaka is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 5.0 km away. Pujali is about 15 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalagachhia (under 2 km), Asta (under 2 km) and Paschhim Gopalpur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chaka today is likely to be higher.

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